Cromarty firefighters boost defib effort
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A BIG fundraising effort in Cromarty has secured three life-saving pieces of equipment for the town.
For several months local residents have been raising funds to purchase and install three public access defibrillator units.
The portable machines use electric currents to restart the heart when somebody suffers a cardiac arrest.
The defibrillators are seen as very important for Cromarty. The town is located on the furthermost tip of the Black Isle and it can take emergency services some time to reach patients.
Members of the local Fire Brigade Community Response Unit (CRU) were also keen to add their efforts to the fundraising and arranged a quiz night during the recent Gala Week.
The night was very well supported with 29 teams participating, throwing their coins at the whisky bottle, bidding in the whisky auction and buying lots of raffle tickets.
In total the efforts of the CRU raised over £1000 which was handed over to Cromarty and District Community Council.
Community council chairwoman Jacquie Ross said: "We are delighted to receive this cheque from Donald, Denise, Ronald, Brian and Eddie. They have put in a great deal of work to organise this quiz night and have exceeded our expectations by raising over £1000.
"This will now allow us to install defib units and organise training for local residents. These defibs could be the difference between life and death, particularly in somewhere as remote as Cromarty."
It is hoped to have the defribrillators installed before the end of the summer.
